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Robert Ballard
President and Founder
The Institute for Exploration
Session:
Attend the Opening General Session to hear Dr. Robert Ballard discuss his adventures in the Deep Sea, the mysteries of the
Titanic and spearheading the new technologies available for marine research. Famous for finding the Titanic, Dr. Ballard
is the president and founder of the Institute for Exploration at Mystic Aquarium. Led by Ballard, this institute is focused
on the development of a suite of remotely-operated vehicles created specifically to conduct deep-water archaeological excavation.
Ballard has conducted more than 100 deep-sea expeditions during his career and is the recipient of numerous professional awards
including the National Geographic Society’s prestigious Hubbard Medal and the National Humanities Medal from the National
Endowment for the Humanities. Sponsored by
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Ross Shafer
Comedian, Actor, Television Writer/Producer, Game Show Host, Author, Entertainer
Session:
As an Emmy Award winning comedian, TV host, HR film Producer and Keynote favorite, Ross Shafer underscores the importance
of Passion, Work Ethics, and High Performance Standards in a way to inspire you to look beyond the mediocre. Comedian, actor,
television writer/producer, game show host, author and entertainer, Shafer, is a six-time Emmy award winner. He is known to
millions of television viewers as a host of Match Game and Days End on the ABC Television Network, The Late Show on the Fox Broadcasting Company Network, Love Me - Love Me Not on the USA Network and the internationally syndicated broadcast of the Miss America Pageant. He also recently appeared in
Pandora’s Clock, an NBC movie of the week.
Shafer also regularly appears for a diverse group of corporate clients and offers a variety of corporate workshop programs.
He is the author of two books: Cook Like A Stud and Nobody Moved Your Cheese!, his groundbreaking approach to changing the landscape of motivation in the workplace. This program tests employee accountability
and responsibility while hilariously challenging the so called "success experts" of our culture.
Ross Shafer says his greatest achievement was changing the official Washington State Song from Washington My Home to Louie, Louie.
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